The Idea of Negative Government Holds That

question 33

Multiple Choice

The idea of negative government holds that

• A)government governs best by staying out of people's lives.
• B)government intervention is necessary in order to enhance personal liberty and security when individuals are buffeted by economic and social forces beyond their control.
• C)government intervention into the economy should be limited to ensuring the equity of financial transactions between individuals.
• D)the government is ultimately a destructive force in people's lives because it protects business interests over individual citizens' interests.
• E)citizens in society possess a negative amount of liberty and economic freedom until a government intervenes to ensure the equity and efficiency of transactions.

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